Blanche Who? Let’s Talk TV on This Weekend’s ‘Sunday Edition’ on 103.7 The Buzz

We’re happy to be back on Blake Rutherford‘s “Arkansas Sunday Edition” radio program beginning at 7 a.m. this Sunday on 103.7 The Buzz. This week, we’re talking TV. Specifically, HBO‘s new drama “Treme,” about life in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The show is from David Simon, the creator of another HBO [...]

The Latest on Lincoln v. Halter, Tonight on ‘Arkansas Week’

We’re back at the big table this week, talking about the Week That Was in Arkansas News. Appearing alongside host Steve Barnes on AETN‘s “Arkansas Week” at 8 p.m. tonight: myself, Max Brantley of the Arkansas Times and Kelly MacNeil of KUAR-FM, 89.1. On the docket, the latest Blanche Lincoln vs. Bill Halter news (maybe [...]

Heart & Soul: Lincoln, Halter Guest on ‘Talk of the Nation’ to Talk Democratic Party Identity

Re: This storyline from the U.S. Senate campaign in Arkansas between incumbent Blanche Lincoln and challenger Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, both candidates are said to be guests on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” program today at 1 p.m. local time. That’s 89.1, KUAR, on your local terrestrial radio dial. Here’s the pitch: We’ve spent plenty [...]

Making Online News Work in Small-town Arkansas

It’s happening. Someone people are doing it. We’ve noted the Fayetteville Flyer, Ozarks Unbound, the CityWire and others. And this week, Arkansas Business media writer Sam Eifling checks in with two other online-only news sites: the MagnoliaReporter.com and MonticelloLive.com, which has received 1.7 million page views during the past year. Its growth tickles Joe Burgess, [...]

Take That, Gilbert Baker’s Blue TARP Tarp: Jim Holt’s ‘Obamacare’ Repeal Unit

So this is what happens when there’s eight candidates in party primary. You’ve gotta get attention somehow. How about painting up an ambulance with caricatures of the president, a possible opponent and the Democratic leadership and driving it around the state? And get one of the Duggars involved! From the Jim Holt for U.S. Senate [...]

Arkansas Bankers Association CEO on Community Banks and Financial Reform

Ken Hammonds, CEO of the Arkansas Bankers Association, writes in Arkansas Business this week on financial reform making its way through Congress. Reform is needed, Hammonds says, and some proposals on the table are on target. But others go too far or not far enough, he says. The biggest problem, however, is that traditional, community [...]

Politico On Lincoln, Halter and What It Means to be an Arkansas Democrat

In my quick analysis on Today’s THV about Friday night’s Democratic U.S. Senate debate, I noted one of the dominant themes of the evening was what it meant to be a Democrat. It’s a banner all three candidates — Blanche Lincoln, Bill Halter and D.C. Morrison — hold high, but each is of varying shades of [...]

Sheesh.

I’ve put it off long enough. Time to clean out that blogroll.

It’s … Happening … Again … Today’s Democratic #ARSenDebate Underway

It’s a day of debates. First, the Republicans, now the Democrats (again). Again, watch these guys: Andrew DeMillo, AP – @ademillo John Lyon, Arkansas News Bureau – @johnlyon09 Dave Catanese, Politico – @davecatanese Jason Tolbert – @TolbertReport John Brummett – @johnbrummett Jessica Dean, KATV – @jessicadean And Blake Rutherford live-blogs here. Update: The debate is over. DeMillo’s full AP story [...]

Republicans Square Off Now in Debate for U.S. Senate

Last night, the three Democratic contenders for an Arkansas U.S. Senate seat squared off, and now it’s the 8 Republican candidates’ turn. Some Saturday commitments keep us from attending the forum, taking place at today’s meeting of Arkansas newspaper editors at the DoubleTree Hotel in Little Rock. So we recommend you watch via an A-team [...]